Who Should I Trade?

Connelly Early for Janson Junk (2026)

Summary
Stats
Projections
News & Notes
Schedule

Who Should I Trade? Player Summaries
	Experts' Pick
	Connelly Early SP - WSH	Janson Junk SP,RP - MIA
Expert Recommendation	83% Recommended by 5 of 6 experts	17% Recommended by 1 of 6 experts
Rankings

Rest of Season	# 83	# 151
VBR	# 496	# 430

Projections

Strikeouts	9	22
Wins	1	1
Saves	0	0
ERA	4.03	4.52
WHIP	1.35	1.34

Misc

Injury Alert	IL60	-

Expert Ranks

Scott Pianowski Yahoo! Sports	# 107	# 188

Dalton Del Don The Deep Shot	# 70	‐

Chris Welsh FantasyPros	# 100	‐

Mike Maher BettingPros	# 63	# 146

Kevin Spinelli KevScores	# 93	# 120

Kelly Kirby FantasyPros	# 216	# 167

Who Should I Trade? Player Statistics
	Connelly Early SP - WSH	Janson Junk SP,RP - MIA
2026 Stats


Games Played	17	20

Games Started	17	19

Innings Pitched	91.2	98.1

Wins	7	6

Losses	5	8

Saves	0	0

Blown Saves	0	0

Holds	0	1

Hits Allowed	81	102

Earned Runs	35	46

Home Runs Allowed	15	12

Strikeouts	93	68

Walks	34	26

ERA	3.44	4.21

WHIP	1.25	1.30

Who Should I Trade? Player Projections
	Connelly Early SP - WSH	Janson Junk SP,RP - MIA
2026 Projections


Games Played	2	7

Games Started	2	5

Innings Pitched	9.0	30.3

Wins	1	1

Losses	1	2

Saves	0	0

Blown Saves	0	0

Holds	0	0

Hits Allowed	8	32

Earned Runs	4	15

Home Runs Allowed	1	4

Strikeouts	9	22

Walks	3	7

ERA	4.03	4.52

WHIP	1.35	1.34

Who Should I Trade? Player Notes
	Connelly Early SP - WSH	Janson Junk SP,RP - MIA
News
	The Nationals transferred LHP Connelly Early to the 60-day injured list. Ari Koslow Sat, Aug 22nd	Janson Junk allowed two runs (one earned) on four hits and one walk while striking out two across six innings in Wednesday's 8-2 win over the Pittsburgh Pirates. Nicholas Rodriguez Thu, Aug 13th
	Connelly Early played catch on Friday. Ari Koslow Fri, Aug 14th	Janson Junk allowed two runs on five hits and one walk while striking out one run across three innings in Thursday's 11-3 loss to the Atlanta Braves. Nicholas Rodriguez Fri, Aug 7th
	Connelly Early will have his throwing program paused after he experienced forearm tightness in between innings of his live BP session this week. Ari Koslow Thu, Aug 6th	Janson Junk allowed one unearned run on three hits and two walks while striking out four over five innings in Friday's 5-2 win over the New York Mets. Nicholas Rodriguez Fri, Jul 31st
	Connelly Early will face live hitters in West Palm Beach before going on an official rehab assignment. Ari Koslow Sat, Aug 1st	Janson Junk allowed one run on seven hits and no walks while striking out six across 4.2 innings in Sunday's 5-3 loss against the San Diego Padres. Nicholas Rodriguez Sun, Jul 26th
	Connelly Early threw a bullpen session for the Nationals on Monday. Ari Koslow Mon, Jul 27th	Janson Junk allowed six runs on five hits and three walks while striking out three across four innings in Monday's 8-5 loss to the Houston Astros. Nicholas Rodriguez Tue, Jul 21st
Notes
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Who Should I Trade? Player Schedules
Date	Opp	Opp Pitcher	VBR	Opp	Opp Pitcher	VBR
	Connelly Early SP - WSH			Janson Junk SP,RP - MIA
Thu, Mar 26th	@ CHC	Matthew Boyd (8-3)	#52
Sat, Mar 28th	@ CHC	Cade Horton (1-0)		vs COL	Michael Lorenzen (3-11)	#414
Sun, Mar 29th	@ CHC	Shota Imanaga (8-9)	#24	vs COL	Jose Quintana (2-3)	#434
Mon, Mar 30th	@ PHI	Taijuan Walker (1-4)		vs CWS	Davis Martin (9-6)	#145
Tue, Mar 31st	@ PHI	Andrew Painter (3-8)	#219	vs CWS	Erick Fedde (6-8)	#272
Wed, Apr 1st	@ PHI	Cristopher Sanchez (16-4)	#4	vs CWS	Shane Smith (0-2)	#301
Fri, Apr 3rd	vs LAD	Emmet Sheehan (4-8)	#170	@ NYY	Will Warren (8-6)	#67
Sat, Apr 4th	vs LAD	Tyler Glasnow (3-0)	#17	@ NYY	Ryan Weathers (5-8)	#229
Sun, Apr 5th	vs LAD	Roki Sasaki (5-5)	#75	@ NYY	Max Fried (4-4)	#22
Mon, Apr 6th	vs STL	Andre Pallante (12-6)	#290	vs CIN	Brandon Williamson (2-3)	#328
Tue, Apr 7th	vs STL	Matthew Liberatore (5-12)	#77	vs CIN	Andrew Abbott (6-9)	#103
Wed, Apr 8th	vs STL	Michael McGreevy (5-9)	#89	vs CIN	Brady Singer (5-12)	#160
Fri, Apr 10th	@ MIL	Aaron Ashby		@ DET	Keider Montero (9-8)	#174
Sat, Apr 11th	@ MIL	Kyle Harrison (10-3)	#38	@ DET	Casey Mize (5-7)	#48
Sun, Apr 12th	@ MIL	Brandon Woodruff (2-2)		@ DET	Tarik Skubal (8-7)	#2
Mon, Apr 13th	@ PIT	Paul Skenes (9-11)	#7	@ ATL	Grant Holmes (8-5)	#144
Tue, Apr 14th	@ PIT	Mitch Keller (6-8)		@ ATL	Reynaldo Lopez (4-3)	#88
Wed, Apr 15th	@ PIT	Mason Montgomery (5-3)	#84	@ ATL	Bryce Elder (8-7)	#128
Thu, Apr 16th	@ PIT	Braxton Ashcraft (13-5)	#28
Fri, Apr 17th	vs SF	Logan Webb (8-8)	#21	vs MIL	Coleman Crow (0-1)	#248
Sat, Apr 18th	vs SF	Adrian Houser (4-7)	#217	vs MIL	Brandon Woodruff (2-2)
Sun, Apr 19th	vs SF	Robbie Ray (11-7)	#96	vs MIL	Jacob Misiorowski (14-5)	#6
Mon, Apr 20th	vs ATL	Bryce Elder (8-7)	#128	vs STL	Michael McGreevy (5-9)	#89
Tue, Apr 21st	vs ATL	Reynaldo Lopez (4-3)	#88	vs STL	Dustin May (6-8)	#49
Wed, Apr 22nd	vs ATL	Didier Fuentes (5-1)	#116	vs STL	Kyle Leahy (10-4)	#98
Thu, Apr 23rd	vs ATL	JR Ritchie (1-2)	#385
Fri, Apr 24th	@ CWS	Bryan Hudson (4-4)	#138	@ SF	Adrian Houser (4-7)	#217
Sat, Apr 25th	@ CWS	Noah Schultz (3-9)	#340	@ SF	Robbie Ray (11-7)	#96
Sun, Apr 26th	@ CWS	Bryan Hudson (4-4)	#138	@ SF	Landen Roupp (8-13)	#71
Tue, Apr 28th	@ NYM	Clay Holmes (5-6)	#66	@ LAD	Shohei Ohtani (8-2)	#1
Wed, Apr 29th	@ NYM	David Peterson (7-7)	#85	@ LAD	Tyler Glasnow (3-0)	#17
Thu, Apr 30th	@ NYM	Freddy Peralta (6-11)	#51
Fri, May 1st	vs MIL	Jacob Misiorowski (14-5)	#6	vs PHI	Zack Wheeler (10-5)	#10
Sat, May 2nd	vs MIL	Kyle Harrison (10-3)	#38	vs PHI	Andrew Painter (3-8)	#219
Sun, May 3rd	vs MIL	Logan Henderson (8-2)	#31	vs PHI	Jesus Luzardo (12-5)	#11
Tue, May 5th	vs MIN	Taj Bradley (9-6)	#45	vs BAL	Chris Bassitt (5-4)	#139
Wed, May 6th	vs MIN	Bailey Ober (7-4)	#81	vs BAL	Brandon Young (9-3)	#172
Thu, May 7th	vs MIN	Simeon Woods Richardson (2-7)	#194	vs BAL	Cade Povich (2-1)	#200
Fri, May 8th	@ MIA	Robby Snelling (0-1)		vs WSH	Foster Griffin (15-4)	#41
Sat, May 9th	@ MIA	Janson Junk (6-8)	#117	vs WSH	Richard Lovelady (2-4)
Sun, May 10th	@ MIA	Sandy Alcantara (13-8)	#61	vs WSH	Cade Cavalli (12-5)	#40
Tue, May 12th	@ CIN	Brady Singer (5-12)	#160	@ MIN	Bailey Ober (7-4)	#81
Wed, May 13th	@ CIN	Nick Lodolo (3-3)	#118	@ MIN	Simeon Woods Richardson (2-7)	#194
Thu, May 14th	@ CIN	Chase Burns (14-3)	#20	@ MIN	Zebby Matthews (8-8)	#115
Fri, May 15th	vs BAL	Shane Baz (4-14)	#68	@ TB	Ian Seymour (9-5)	#50
Sat, May 16th	vs BAL	Chris Bassitt (5-4)	#139	@ TB	Nick Martinez (13-4)	#82
Sun, May 17th	vs BAL	Brandon Young (9-3)	#172	@ TB	Drew Rasmussen (14-5)	#15
Mon, May 18th	vs NYM	Christian Scott (4-3)	#56	vs ATL	JR Ritchie (1-2)	#385
Tue, May 19th	vs NYM	Nolan McLean (9-8)	#34	vs ATL	Martin Perez (8-8)	#230
Wed, May 20th	vs NYM	Zac Thornton (3-4)	#161	vs ATL	Chris Sale (13-9)	#3
Thu, May 21st	vs NYM	David Peterson (7-7)	#85	vs ATL	Spencer Strider (4-2)	#227
Fri, May 22nd	@ ATL	Bryce Elder (8-7)	#128	vs NYM	Tobias Myers (0-2)	#157
Sat, May 23rd	@ ATL	Grant Holmes (8-5)	#144	vs NYM	Freddy Peralta (6-11)	#51
Sun, May 24th	@ ATL	Martin Perez (8-8)	#230	vs NYM	Christian Scott (4-3)	#56
Mon, May 25th	@ CLE	Tanner Bibee (5-13)	#59	@ TOR	Trey Yesavage (5-5)	#241
Tue, May 26th	@ CLE	Joey Cantillo (9-7)	#62	@ TOR	Braydon Fisher (3-4)	#148
Wed, May 27th	@ CLE	Gavin Williams (12-7)	#19	@ TOR	Kevin Gausman (7-11)	#27
Fri, May 29th	vs SD	Lucas Giolito (2-3)	#318	@ NYM	Freddy Peralta (6-11)	#51
Sat, May 30th	vs SD	Michael King (8-9)	#57	@ NYM	Christian Scott (4-3)	#56
Sun, May 31st	vs SD	Griffin Canning (4-9)	#178	@ NYM	Nolan McLean (9-8)	#34
Mon, Jun 1st	vs MIA	Sandy Alcantara (13-8)	#61	@ WSH	Cade Cavalli (12-5)	#40
Tue, Jun 2nd	vs MIA	Lake Bachar (1-3)	#166	@ WSH	Richard Lovelady (2-4)
Wed, Jun 3rd	vs MIA	Max Meyer (9-1)		@ WSH	Andrew Alvarez (2-6)	#143
Fri, Jun 5th	@ ARI	Merrill Kelly (8-12)	#132	vs TB	Drew Rasmussen (14-5)	#15
Sat, Jun 6th	@ ARI	Eduardo Rodriguez (14-4)	#100	vs TB	Shane McClanahan (9-6)	#35
Sun, Jun 7th	@ ARI	Michael Soroka (8-4)	#113	vs TB	Griffin Jax (6-9)	#90
Mon, Jun 8th	@ SF	Logan Webb (8-8)	#21
Tue, Jun 9th	@ SF	Adrian Houser (4-7)	#217	vs ARI	Zac Gallen (3-9)	#199
Wed, Jun 10th	@ SF	Robbie Ray (11-7)	#96	vs ARI	Ryne Nelson (3-5)	#131
Fri, Jun 12th	vs SEA	Bryce Miller (4-8)	#44	@ PIT	Braxton Ashcraft (13-5)	#28
Sat, Jun 13th	vs SEA	Luis Castillo (4-10)	#83	@ PIT	Bubba Chandler (6-9)	#129
Sun, Jun 14th	vs SEA	Emerson Hancock (7-7)	#72	@ PIT	Paul Skenes (9-11)	#7
Mon, Jun 15th	vs KC	Mitch Spence (0-2)	#322	@ PHI	Zack Wheeler (10-5)	#10
Tue, Jun 16th	vs KC	Michael Wacha (7-8)	#69	@ PHI	Jesus Luzardo (12-5)	#11
Wed, Jun 17th	vs KC	Luinder Avila (5-4)		@ PHI	Andrew Painter (3-8)	#219
Fri, Jun 19th	@ TB	Griffin Jax (6-9)	#90	vs SF	Landen Roupp (8-13)	#71
Sat, Jun 20th	@ TB	Ian Seymour (9-5)	#50	vs SF	Trevor McDonald (3-7)
Sun, Jun 21st	@ TB	Nick Martinez (13-4)	#82	vs SF	Logan Webb (8-8)	#21
Mon, Jun 22nd	vs PHI	Tim Mayza (3-3)	#125	vs TEX	Tyler Alexander (4-2)	#141
Tue, Jun 23rd	vs PHI	Jesus Luzardo (12-5)	#11	vs TEX	Cal Quantrill (6-4)	#215
Wed, Jun 24th	vs PHI	Aaron Nola (5-10)	#54	vs TEX	Jacob deGrom (9-9)	#8
Thu, Jun 25th	vs PHI	Cristopher Sanchez (16-4)	#4
Fri, Jun 26th	@ BAL	Trevor Rogers (9-9)	#63	@ STL	Michael McGreevy (5-9)	#89
Sat, Jun 27th	@ BAL	Brandon Young (9-3)	#172	@ STL	Andre Pallante (12-6)	#290
Sun, Jun 28th	@ BAL	Kyle Bradish (7-12)	#55	@ STL	Kyle Leahy (10-4)	#98
Mon, Jun 29th	@ BOS	Ranger Suarez (5-3)	#29	@ COL	Sean Sullivan (0-3)	#429
Tue, Jun 30th	@ BOS	Connelly Early (7-5)	#142	@ COL	Tanner Gordon (1-4)	#430
Wed, Jul 1st	@ BOS	Payton Tolle (8-6)	#23	@ COL	Kyle Freeland (4-10)	#418
Fri, Jul 3rd	vs PIT	Mitch Keller (6-8)		@ ATH	Jack Perkins (3-9)	#146
Sat, Jul 4th	vs PIT	Braxton Ashcraft (13-5)	#28	@ ATH	Aaron Civale (6-7)	#216
Sun, Jul 5th	vs PIT	Bubba Chandler (6-9)	#129	@ ATH	Gage Jump (6-8)	#87
Mon, Jul 6th	vs HOU	Mike Burrows (4-9)	#212
Tue, Jul 7th	vs HOU	Tatsuya Imai (6-4)	#126	vs SEA	Bryan Woo (9-9)	#16
Wed, Jul 8th	vs HOU	Spencer Arrighetti (7-7)	#226	vs SEA	George Kirby (9-10)	#26
Fri, Jul 10th	vs NYY	Ryan Weathers (5-8)	#229	vs CLE	Parker Messick (10-8)	#33
Sat, Jul 11th	vs NYY	Cam Schlittler (11-6)	#13	vs CLE	Tanner Bibee (5-13)	#59
Sun, Jul 12th	vs NYY	Will Warren (8-6)	#67	vs CLE	Joey Cantillo (9-7)	#62
Fri, Jul 17th	@ ATH	Gage Jump (6-8)	#87	@ MIL	Logan Henderson (8-2)	#31
Sat, Jul 18th	@ ATH	J.T. Ginn (9-8)	#179	@ MIL	Shane Drohan (6-5)	#133
Sun, Jul 19th	@ ATH	Jacob Lopez (5-4)	#176	@ MIL	Robert Gasser (4-5)	#106
Mon, Jul 20th	@ COL	Kyle Freeland (4-10)	#418	@ HOU	Ronel Blanco (0-1)	#183
Tue, Jul 21st	@ COL	Michael Lorenzen (3-11)	#414	@ HOU	Tatsuya Imai (6-4)	#126
Wed, Jul 22nd	@ COL	Gabriel Hughes (0-6)	#393	@ HOU	Peter Lambert (8-7)	#177
Fri, Jul 24th	vs ARI	Eduardo Rodriguez (14-4)	#100	vs SD	German Marquez (4-2)	#426
Sat, Jul 25th	vs ARI	Mitch Bratt (1-2)	#187	vs SD	Randy Vasquez (10-6)	#281
Sun, Jul 26th	vs ARI	Kohl Drake (0-1)	#387	vs SD	Walker Buehler (8-6)	#222
Mon, Jul 27th	vs TOR	Max Scherzer (1-7)	#154	vs PHI	Zack Wheeler (10-5)	#10
Tue, Jul 28th	vs TOR	Shane Bieber (5-2)	#147	vs PHI	Aaron Nola (5-10)	#54
Wed, Jul 29th	vs TOR	Trey Yesavage (5-5)	#241	vs PHI	Jesus Luzardo (12-5)	#11
Thu, Jul 30th	@ ATL	Grant Holmes (8-5)	#144	@ NYM	Nolan McLean (9-8)	#34
Fri, Jul 31st	@ ATL	Bryce Elder (8-7)	#128	@ NYM	Kodai Senga (0-9)	#95
Sat, Aug 1st	@ ATL	Martin Perez (8-8)	#230	@ NYM	Zac Thornton (3-4)	#161
Sun, Aug 2nd	@ ATL	JR Ritchie (1-2)	#385	@ NYM	Robert Stock (0-3)	#231
Mon, Aug 3rd	@ PHI	Aaron Nola (5-10)	#54
Tue, Aug 4th	@ PHI	Jesus Luzardo (12-5)	#11	@ ATL	Grant Holmes (8-5)	#144
Wed, Aug 5th	@ PHI	Andrew Painter (3-8)	#219	@ ATL	Bryce Elder (8-7)	#128
Thu, Aug 6th	@ PHI	Cristopher Sanchez (16-4)	#4	@ ATL	Martin Perez (8-8)	#230
Fri, Aug 7th	vs CIN	Chase Petty (1-2)	#344	vs LAA	George Klassen (2-2)	#225
Sat, Aug 8th	vs CIN	Chase Burns (14-3)	#20	vs LAA	Walbert Urena (8-9)	#266
Sun, Aug 9th	vs CIN	Brady Singer (5-12)	#160	vs LAA	Grayson Rodriguez (4-5)	#114
Tue, Aug 11th	vs CHC	Shota Imanaga (8-9)	#24	vs PIT	Paul Skenes (9-11)	#7
Wed, Aug 12th	vs CHC	David Peterson (7-7)	#85	vs PIT	Carmen Mlodzinski (6-6)	#91
Thu, Aug 13th	vs CHC	Kevin Gausman (7-11)	#27	vs PIT	Braxton Ashcraft (13-5)	#28
Fri, Aug 14th	@ NYM	Robert Stock (0-3)	#231	@ CIN	Chase Burns (14-3)	#20
Sat, Aug 15th	@ NYM	Sean Manaea (4-6)	#64	@ CIN	Brady Singer (5-12)	#160
Sun, Aug 16th	@ NYM	Christian Scott (4-3)	#56	@ CIN	Nick Lodolo (3-3)	#118
Tue, Aug 18th	@ TEX	Cal Quantrill (6-4)	#215	@ PHI	Zack Wheeler (10-5)	#10
Wed, Aug 19th	@ TEX	Kumar Rocker (5-10)	#124	@ PHI	Aaron Nola (5-10)	#54
Thu, Aug 20th	@ TEX	Jacob deGrom (9-9)	#8
Fri, Aug 21st	@ MIA	Ryan Gusto (1-3)	#156	vs WSH	Brad Lord (5-2)	#158
Sat, Aug 22nd	@ MIA	Eury Perez (7-9)	#36	vs WSH	Jake Irvin (2-8)	#211
Sun, Aug 23rd	@ MIA	Janson Junk (6-8)	#117	vs WSH	Jackson Kent (0-2)	#190
Mon, Aug 24th	vs COL	Ryan Feltner (5-8)	#436	vs BOS	Ranger Suarez (5-3)	#29
Tue, Aug 25th	vs COL	Mason Adams (0-0)	#433	vs BOS	Payton Tolle (8-6)	#23
Wed, Aug 26th	vs COL	Tanner Gordon (1-4)	#430	vs BOS	Sonny Gray (16-4)	#30
Thu, Aug 27th	vs COL	Gabriel Hughes (0-6)	#393
Fri, Aug 28th	vs MIA	Eury Perez (7-9)	#36	@ WSH	Jackson Kent (0-2)	#190
Sat, Aug 29th	vs MIA	Sandy Alcantara (13-8)	#61	@ WSH	Cade Cavalli (12-5)	#40
Sun, Aug 30th	vs MIA	Janson Junk (6-8)	#117	@ WSH	Andrew Alvarez (2-6)	#143
Mon, Aug 31st	vs MIA	Tyler Phillips (3-6)	#246	@ WSH	Will Dion (1-1)	#192
Tue, Sep 1st	vs ATL	AJ Smith-Shawver (0-0)	#140	@ KC	Randy Dobnak (2-2)	#435
Wed, Sep 2nd	vs ATL	Chris Sale (13-9)	#3	@ KC	Noah Cameron (9-8)	#70
Fri, Sep 4th	@ LAD	Blake Snell (2-1)	#14	vs CHC	Shota Imanaga (8-9)	#24
Sat, Sep 5th	@ LAD	Tyler Glasnow (3-0)	#17	vs CHC	Clay Holmes (5-6)	#66
Sun, Sep 6th	@ LAD	Eric Lauer (8-6)	#358	vs CHC	Matthew Boyd (8-3)	#52
Mon, Sep 7th	@ SD			vs NYM
Tue, Sep 8th	@ SD			vs NYM
Wed, Sep 9th	@ SD			vs NYM
Fri, Sep 11th	vs LAA			vs LAD
Sat, Sep 12th	vs LAA			vs LAD
Sun, Sep 13th	vs LAA			vs LAD
Tue, Sep 15th	vs PHI			@ ARI
Wed, Sep 16th	vs PHI			@ ARI
Fri, Sep 18th	@ STL			@ SD
Sat, Sep 19th	@ STL			@ SD
Sun, Sep 20th	@ STL			@ SD
Mon, Sep 21st	@ DET
Tue, Sep 22nd	@ DET			@ CHC
Wed, Sep 23rd	@ DET			@ CHC
Fri, Sep 25th	vs NYM			vs ATL
Sat, Sep 26th	vs NYM			vs ATL
Sun, Sep 27th	vs NYM			vs ATL
Fri, Mar 27th				vs COL	Kyle Freeland (4-10)	#418
Thu, Apr 9th				vs CIN	Rhett Lowder (5-8)	#243
Mon, Apr 27th				@ LAD	Yoshinobu Yamamoto (12-8)	#5
Mon, May 4th				vs PHI	Aaron Nola (5-10)	#54
Thu, Jun 11th				vs ARI	Merrill Kelly (8-12)	#132
Thu, Jul 2nd				@ COL	Michael Lorenzen (3-11)	#414
Thu, Jul 9th				vs SEA	Bryce Miller (4-8)	#44
Mon, Aug 17th				@ PHI	Cristopher Sanchez (16-4)	#4
Thu, Sep 3rd				@ KC	Michael Wacha (7-8)	#69
Mon, Sep 14th				@ ARI
Thu, Sep 24th				@ CHC

Who Should I Trade?

Connelly Early for Janson Junk (2026)

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